The Land of the Dead
The blind prophet Odysseus must seek out in the underworld
Teiresias
The Way Odysseus’ Men Avoid the Temptation of the Sirens
Plug Their Ears with Beeswax
The Identity of Scylla and the Identity of Charybdis
One is a Sea-Monster and the Other is a Whirlpool
The Reason Odysseus Stops at The Island of Thrinacea (where the cattle of the Sun God live)
Zeus sent a storm
Addicted to a Special Flower that Take Away all Ambition
the Lotus Eaters
The Relative Odysseus Sees (how has died since he left for Troy)
Anticlea (his mother!)
How the Sirens Tempt Sailors to Their Doom
Sing Beautiful Songs Luring Men Into Jagged Rocks
The Choice Odysseus Makes Between Scylla and Charybdis
He chooses to do nothing
The Reason Odysseus and His Crew Cannot Leave the Island Once They Have Arrived
What is A Terrible Storm Keeps Them From Leaving
Changes Odysseus’ Men to Swine, but Also Aids Him in His Journey
Circe
The advice of Teiresias concerning livestock
Avoid the Cattle of the Sun God, Helios
Why does Odysseus’ Scream and Shout as His Crew Row Past the Sirens
He Ties Himself to the Ship’s Mast and Does Not Plug His Ears
Odysseus is Warned By Circe that fighting Scylla or Charybdis would result in what?
massive loss of crew members and destruction of his ship
The Reason Odysseus’ Men Are Tempted to Eat the Cattle
They Run Out of Food and Feel Starvation Coming
Goddess who Desires to Spend Eternity with Odysseus, keeps him for 7 years and Offers Him Immortality
Calypso
What are the 2 possible things that could happen to Odysseus based on his prophecy?
He can survive and make it home, or face the loss of his crew and pain when getting back to Ithaca
Odysseus’ Instructions to His Crew While They Sail Past the Sirens
The more he screams and shouts, the more rope they should tie around him; and even row faster
Odysseus Gives His Crew Strength and Renewed Bravery By Reminding Them of This Past Truimph from their Voyage
Their Victory over the Cyclops
What Odysseus Is Doing When His Men Eat the Cattle
Sleeping
The Son of Laertes and Husband of Penelope
Odysseus
These two characters warned Odysseus not to harm the cattle belonging to Helios.
Circe and Teiresias
One piece of Advice Circe gives to Odysseus (as pertains to his survival and his crew’s survival)
How to get past the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and to not Eat the Cattle of the Sun God
The Number of Men Scylla Snatches from Odyssey’s Ship As They Sail Past It
Six of His Men
The Punishment Odysseus’ Crew Due to Eating the Cattle
Zeus Summons a Storm That Kills All of Them Except for Odysseus
Member of Odysseus’ Crew Who Binds Him to the Mast When they Pass the Sirens, but Betrays Him on the Island of the Sun God
Eurylochus